Originally Posted by wanderingwheelz

My soon to be 72 year old dad bought a left over 997 (18 miles on the odometer) over the "all new" 991 two days ago. He would echo the sentimesnts of many on this thread.... The 997 was all he's ever need, and as an "extra" car it might give you more seat of the pants sports car thrill for the half hour every now and then he's behind the wheel. Of course the 997 was discounted a little more than 20% (plus the 1st annual service for free) and the 991 was discounted "only" 6%. He is on a fixed income after all! Ha

For what it's worth, I have a 997 too and I didn't see any remarkable difference between the two cars either. The biggest difference to me was the position of the shifter.